Starting your year
right
- by Greg Wall, Group CEO
Welcome to the July edition of Ignition. This We would like to thank all of those who
month marks a brand new financial year participated in the very successful Rediscover
and a year of promise ahead for Capricorn Capricorn campaign which gave away an
Members. extra 1 million Capricorn Reward Points to
This month we launch two new promotions Members. Congratulations to all winners.
for Members. Look out for the "My Shout" Finally I would like to invite all of you to
logo on adverts in this month's Sparks to help celebrate the International Day of
see how you can win two tickets to the sold Cooperatives which takes place on 1 July.
out Convention in Salou, Spain. Likewise The theme for 2017 encompasses inclusion.
by making purchases with those Preferred
Suppliers sponsoring the 2018 Convention,
you can go in the running to win 25,000
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celebrating inclusion
2017 International Day of Cooperatives
Capricorn along with other focused nature of coops, and is also at the Alliance’s Global Conference
cooperatives around the world will be intrinsic to the movement’s principles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 15-16
celebrating the 2017 United Nations of voluntary and open membership, November, which will discuss “Putting
International Day of Cooperatives democratic member control and people at the centre of development”.
on 1 July. The theme for 2017 is member economic participation. Capricorn Group CEO, Greg Wall,
inclusion. The Alliance says: “Cooperatives will be in attendance at the Global
T his theme was chosen by the provide a space where all people, Conference, proudly representing
Committee for the Promotion and regardless of race, gender, culture, Capricorn.
A d v a n c e m e n t o f C o o p e r a t i ve s social backgr ound or economic COPAC will continue the International
(COPAC), currently chaired by the circumstance, can meet their needs Day celebrations at the High-level
International Cooperative Alliance. and build better communities.” Politic al For um for Sust ainable
Inclusion is a reflection of the people- The theme will be addressed further Development, from 10-19 July.
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